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Sunday, 7 April 2013

Mad Men Challenge: Finished dress

Do you ever get those days when you're suddenly super inspired and can't stop working until you're finished with what you're doing? Yeah, I get those sometimes. Like last Thursday when I suddenly knew what I was going to make with this lovely yellow floral fabric I bought a while back - just because it was so pretty. I had been pondering about this years Mad Men Challenge, Julia Bobbin is hosting, when it came to me. I have a gaping hole in my wardrobe where there's supposed to be a shirtwaister, or two, or five - and doesn't Betty Francis just have the cutest shirtwaisters? So there you go: two birds with one shot! Ok, I might have done Betty last year too, mais c'est la vie!

I wanted a sleeveless or short sleeved dress. I found this shirt pattern on one of my 50s sewing magazines and used it for the top part. The skirt I took from an other vintage pattern.

I wanted the dress to look like it was actually a shirt and a skirt, so I
made a fake waist band. The dress zips at the back and the buttons are
open-able.

Notice the shoes there? I could barely get my boots off when I got home with the postal package. I've been wanting these shoes for as long as they've been available, which is about a year I think. They're from Chie Mihara and I was finally able to get them, and for ridiculously cheap considering their retail price, from Brandos's Easter sale. Oh, lucky me!

!!!!!!! I'm in love!! I love the color, the print, the shape, the sleeves, ...everything. It's such a perfect Betty dress! Awesome job :) I'm hoping I can crank out my Peggy dress in one sitting like this too. I love when I get that inspired.

Hi! In my search for interesting reding, I stumbled over youre blog. I am in AWE of how many beautyfull outfits you have made! It is truly inspireing! I added your blog to my Blogger and Bloglovin. Hoping that you will take a peek at my blog as well at http://trollemors-hverdag.blogspot.no/ (Stitches & Pearls)

What an amazing dress! Every time I watch "Mad men" I wonder how those Bett's dresses are sewn? Where is the zip in your dress? Or how does it worn? Becasue as I see it's very thin it the waist and there's no buttons in skirt (only in the top of the dress)... Let me know in a mail: szycieretro@gmail.com if it's not a problem ;)

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Velcome to Vintage Follies. My name is Leea and I'm a vintage loving girl from Finland. I'm blogging about my sewing, knitting, vintage finds and life style. I love the fashions of the 20's through 50's shoes,dancing, my cats and all the pretty things.